Ibuprofen is an affordable and reliable drug for your first aid kit

Ibuprofen is used in whitish, coated tablets. On the cut the nucleus is light, almost white. Contains: 200mg-ibuprofen, starch, magnesium stearate, polyvinyl alcohol, lecithin, titanium dioxide. Like any medical product has side effects.

Use of Ibuprofen

For oral administration, ibuprofen is consumed in breaks between meals. For patients, the dose is prescribed based on the disease, the number of full years and weight. More often adults are recommended to drink 2-3 tablets up to 4 times in 24 hours. This medicine is prescribed for many diagnoses, here are some of the most common cases:

• inflammatory diseases in the joints and spine;
• pain of various genesis( dental, postoperative, headaches, with mechanical injuries);
• fever;
• when treating the symptoms of other diseases, to reduce the intensity of pain;
• nephrotic syndrome.

The drug should not be taken with:

• hypersensitivity;
• pathologies of the digestive tract( such as ulcers) and intestinal bleeding;
• kidney disease;
• of pregnancy( the drug may adversely affect the development of the fetus);
• liver failure;
• for young children( up to 6-7 years);
• for diseases that affect the rate of blood clotting( hemophilia).

It's important to know! Ibuprofen should be taken cautiously to people in old age, especially if there are problems with the cardiovascular system, with diabetes, with the use of tobacco products, with problems with the liver.

Side effects of ibuprofen include:

• general fatigue;
• pain and discomfort in the abdomen, decreased appetite, diarrhea;
• violation of the sleep - wake cycle, disorientation in space, temporary hearing impairment, depressed mood;
• increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, agranulocytosis, leukopenia;
• slowing the rate of blood clotting and, as a consequence, leading to external and internal bleeding;
• rash on the skin, itching, hyperemia, allergic rhinitis, dyspnea;
• decrease in the amount of urine produced, the possible appearance of blood in it.

Precautions While Taking Ibuprofen

How long can I take Ibuprofen? Treatment with this drug should be carried out as little as possible, but with effective doses. It is desirable that the course of admission is also not long. If a long-term treatment with ibuprofen is prescribed according to the patient's indications, specialists need to constantly monitor the blood composition, urinary system, paying special attention to the functioning of the kidneys, and liver monitoring is also necessary.

Warning! It is strictly prohibited to drink all alcohol-containing beverages.

Also in the treatment of ibuprofen, there have been cases of some visual impairment. In this case, reduce the dosage or even cancel the drug. Do not take Ibuprofen concomitantly with acetylsalicylic acid.

It's important to know! Ibuprofen enters the breast milk, so feeding should be stopped for the duration of the course of treatment so that the medicine does not cause harm to the child.

At high doses of the drug observed lethargy, breathing disorders, inability to concentrate, severe pain in the head and even convulsions. When symptoms of an overdose occur, consult a doctor. He immediately abolishes the drug, and if necessary, will wash the stomach to avoid further unpleasant manifestations of symptoms of drug overdose.

Analogues of Ibuprofen

There are various analogues of Ibuprofen:

• Burana - tablets;
• MIG - tablets;
• Nurofen;
• Ibufen;
• capsules Multi-symptom;
• Bolinet;
• Beefoc tablets.

Nurofen, an analog of Ibuprofen, is also available in the form of tablets - chewing, retard, in the form of syrup and suspension, other forms. Nurofen is also used for headache, dental, muscular pain, joints, back, catarrhal flu, and flu. Most often from a headache people choose Ibuprofen, as an effective and reliable tool, time-tested.

The list can be continued. All drugs similar to their medicinal action are several times more expensive than Ibuprofen. Thus, it is clear practicality, economical use of this drug in relation to other drugs. It is cheaper than all its analogues, so it is more in demand.